In case you spent the last 24 hours hibernating and avoided all types of news, your friendly daily newspaper wants you to know: It snowed yesterday all over Santa Fe.

Almost all day. For the second time this month. For the seventh time since mid-January. Or maybe the ninth. We've lost count.

It snowed enough to make the public schools and most private schools in the city give happy students yet another day off.

Enough to make some people mad at city snowplow crews, again, because roads were slick enough to slow down rush hour Monday morning.

Enough to make Ski Santa Fe snowboarders, skiers and operators happy because the last little storm laid down another several inches of fresh powder, bringing the base to 81 inches and opening all 72 runs.

Icy roads caused one car to slip off a road and roll over at the intersection of Camino de los Arroyos and Vegas Verdes Drive. Other drivers reported near misses of fender-benders as people struggled to make full stops or turn street corners.

The slow-moving, upper-level storm tracked northeast from Arizona and fogged in roads across Northern New Mexico on Monday.

Taos Ski Valley picked up 16 inches of snow, Chama reported 8 inches and Angel Fire Ski had 8 inches.

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque predicted mostly cloudy conditions with a slight chance of snow showers around Santa Fe today through Thursday, with lows in the 20s. The central part of the state is expected to get hit with another storm Wednesday and Thursday, with Interstate 40 and the southwest New Mexico mountains expected to receive more significant snow.

Still another storm is expected over the weekend, though forecasters on Monday evening remained uncertain about its path.

You can find out more about statewide road conditions at the New Mexico Department of Transportation's Road Advisory Hotline by dialing 511, or visit www.nmroads.com.

Contact Staci Matlock at 986-3055 or smatlock@sfnewmexican.com.